Our Company Retreat Took Us Straight into the Insectoid World

Blurb: Everyone knows an excellent team needs a tiger to hold down the fort, a swift leopard, a battle-ready wolf, and also a fish that slacks off, a bucket that only eats, and a donkey that works like it's on a production team. Good grief, the company's team-building trip turned into a survival adventure in no time. So: ① (The slacker fish) Sunny, outgoing college guy x stern, tan-skinned Insectoid military officer [Xiu Wen x Huo Si] Xiu Wen has a beloved older brother who is the moonlight in his heart. When luck had utterly abandoned him and he had just transmigrated into a vicious kidnapping case, that beloved older brother happened to save him. That older brother really is a good person, oh, a good bug! Xiu Wen fell in love in an instant. The day before, he'd ridden with his beloved older brother to the military academy for the start of term. The next day, he was told that a wave of star beasts had arrived and his beloved older brother had gone to the front lines!? After hoping and waiting for three years, Xiu Wen finally saw his beloved older brother again. But... the officer who once seemed capable of anything was now in a wheelchair, with one leg crippled, and possibly (?) caught up in a romantic entanglement. Xiu Wen: (furious) You hear me! I won't let anyone bully my Brother Huo! ② (The production-team donkey) All-around top performer x handsome Insectoid businessman with stomach problems and a cleanliness obsession [Lu Yi x Po Lan Si] Lu Yi was suddenly dumped into the Insectoid world, where he didn't know a soul. Fortunately, there was still hope: while begging as an undocumented outsider, he met his first sucker, otherwise known as his sponsor. Lu Yi was so overjoyed he nearly kowtowed to him. "Boss, my skills will absolutely make you feel like you're getting more than your money's worth!" His sponsor had long silver hair, gold-rimmed glasses, a severe cleanliness obsession, and an air of elegance. He clearly looked like a big shot, impossibly distinguished. The sponsor said: "I have a... friend who needs a male Insectoid's pheromones. Go get tested. If you're a good match, I'll hire you at a high salary." Thanks to their high compatibility, Lu Yi was officially hired as an assistant. But the thing was, aside from having to live in the mansion every day and having the clothes he'd worn, the blankets he'd slept under, and the pillows he'd leaned against taken away... the job seemed a little too easy??? Lu Yi's salary climbed month after month, and the number of digits in his bank balance kept growing. At last, he drafted his resignation letter. But that night, after he'd already handed in his notice, his sponsor's already irregular rut suddenly erupted... Lu Yi: (making excuses) But he's such a gorgeous man! Who could resist? ③ (The fort-holding tiger) Levelheaded, career-minded CEO x lovesick, masochistic Second Prince [Jin Er x A Mi Ya] Jin Er was a typical domineering CEO. Even after transmigrating to the Insectoid world, his exceptional professional skills helped him secure investment and quickly start a tech company from scratch. Only, his investor was the Second Prince of the royal family. Only, the Second Prince seemed to have fallen for him. There was no reason to refuse. The CEO accepted the Second Prince's advances and entered into a mutually profitable political marriage. But the CEO never imagined that after they married, the Second Prince's obsession with him would grow ever more intense. Surveillance and tracking weren't enough. One day, the CEO woke to find himself locked inside the mansion, where it was just him and the Second Prince, whose gaze had finally turned deranged... Jin Er: (coldly) Thanks for asking. I woke up, and my husband had stopped pretending. ④ (The swift leopard) Sharp-tongued, two-faced man who thinks he's straight as an arrow x steady, disfigured First Prince [Yi An x He Di Si] The biggest recent news on the capital planet was that the notorious, disfigured First Prince had been paired off with a high-ranking male Insectoid of unknown origins by the Insect Emperor. Just like that, they'd somehow gotten married. None of the media had faith in this marriage. The First Prince was a cold-faced menace. He had never imagined a male Insectoid would fall for him, and married only because the Insect Emperor ordered him to. Perhaps the rumors were right: the First Prince was born to be a curse. In the first month of their marriage, news spread online that his male spouse had suffered an accident and lost his memory. Of course, in reality, it had nothing to do with the First Prince. Yi An had slipped and tumbled down a flight of stairs while helping his buddy out of a tight spot. He hadn't even had time to enjoy being newly married before the lab genius, fresh out of the single life, lost his memory. His memories stopped five years in the past, when Yi An was a staunchly straight man. On the first day after losing his memory, he stared wide-eyed at his terminal and found a pile of photos of the First Prince...? Yi An: (shocked) Even if my brain were full of water, I couldn't possibly marry a man! And I secretly kept his pictures! Have I gone insane or what! ⑤ (The battle-ready wolf, but also the bucket that only eats) Rich second-generation gaming god x older, gloomy Insect Emperor [Xi Rui x A Ta Lan] Xi Rui was a gaming addict. Maybe he got a little too caught up in gaming for a while, because every night he started having strange dreams, like episodes of a TV series. Carefree Xi Rui thought it was just a side effect of gaming. Every day, he dreamed of conquering the world alongside a gorgeous blond man. By day, he was a crack shot in games, killing anyone who crossed him. At night, he hefted a cannon and slaughtered his way across the battlefield in his dreams. A Ta Lan had once been the leader of a rebel army. Back then, he was young and reckless, barely twenty. At the height of his first love, A Ta Lan met Xi Rui. He took a bullet to the abdomen protecting him and permanently lost the ability to have children, but never told Xi Rui a word. He only watched tenderly as Xi Rui seized one territory after another. Two years later came the bloodiest uprising in interstellar history. Countless people died or were injured, and the entire city was blasted into ruins. Bones littered the ground, a horrific sight. Hot blood soaked the land and ruins. From then on, A Ta Lan became the ruler of the new empire, the new empire's Golden Lion. But according to reports, that male Insectoid had defected to the enemy during the war and vanished without a trace. A Ta Lan waited obsessively for that male Insectoid for twenty-five years of his life. The twenty-fifth year. Xi Rui arrived at the royal court. He looked up and saw the Insect Emperor, whose golden hair gleamed like molten gold, with a weary beauty beneath the weight of supreme power and an indescribably cold elegance. Xi Rui froze on the spot. Not because of the Insect Emperor's breathtaking beauty, but because this gorgeous blond man looked so much like the beloved friend in his dreams! Xi Rui: (smugly) Sorry, guys, I'm the one who found my beloved. Hey! I'm going to be your father-in-law! Tips: A sweet story with a devoted couple. The First and Second Princes were both adopted by the Insect Emperor. This is a fictional setting unrelated to reality. Please don't draw parallels to real life! The story is entirely fictional, so please don't conflate it with reality! Lots of personal worldbuilding! Male Insectoids are superior to females, but the world has undergone an equality movement, so things aren't as extreme! My preference is for the gong to save the shou. The story is told from the gong's perspective! The gong's! The gong's! If you want a story about a beloved by all, please leave. If you want the shou's perspective, please leave. And my dealbreakers are weak gongs and gongs who are feminized. No one has been given permission to reproduce this work. Any unauthorized copies are copyright infringement. This story has been revised, and pirated sites do not have the latest version. Theme: Even in a barren wasteland, love can grow a field of roses.